On Feb. 13, 2013, Sue Whitaker of Wine Clubs Online will hold a Wine Club Symposium at Russian River Vineyards, located at 5700 California 116 in Forestville, California.

Registration for the symposium is available at www.wineclubsonline.com/events/. An early registration discount of $75 is offered if you register before Feb. 5, 2013 and $97 after Feb. 5, 2013. Registration is per winery with no additional charge for more than one attendee from your winery. For additional information call 775-232-0982.

“If you want to increase your wine club membership base, learn alternative ways to market your wine club, how to broaden your market, how to brand your wine club, how to make a good impression, and assess how affective your website is, then do everything in your power to come to this event,” said Sue Whitaker. “This event is for everyone – if you have a wine club, are contemplating a wine club, or are simply looking for additional marketing ideas for your tasting room and winery. Everyone will obtain valuable information at this symposium. It will change the way you look at your wine club.”

Sue Whitaker has over 30 years of marketing, public relations and business experience. She is known for her intriguing approach to business, keen business sense and creative marketing techniques. Whitaker has owned a retail store, two casinos, a golf course, marine company, apparel design/manufacturing company, as well as having been a business consultant. Whitaker has developed and helped expand membership bases in gaming, political, nonprofit, agriculture and wine industries. She co-hosts a worldwide, weekly, internet-based "Wine Clubs Online" radio show with her husband. She has worked with business owners, celebrities and professional athletes, was appointed by two Governors to serve on two Commissions, appointed by President Reagan as Ambassador to Australia/New Zealand "People-to-People" program, appointed to the International America's Cup Marketing Committee, and selected as an outstanding business leader to the National Business Women's Summit, where she spoke before a Senatorial Committee. Whitaker is a popular keynote speaker, been featured on ESPN, TV, radio, in Entrepreneur Magazine and various publications.